Update: 1 dead, 2 injured after crash involving tractor-trailer on SC 170, police say

One person is dead and two others seriously injured after a vehicle crash Saturday morning on S.C. 170 in Beaufort, according to Beaufort Police Department officials.

The crash, which involved a tractor-trailer and work van, occurred around 7:20 a.m. on S.C. 170 near the Salvation Army, Sgt. Joseph Dobbins said.

The two people injured were transported to a hospital by helicopter, Dobbins said.

Lanes in both directions on S.C. 170 just a couple miles from Boundary Street were blocked until noon, Dobbins said.

The cause of the crash is still being investigated, Deputy Chief Dale McDorman said Saturday afternoon.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published February 16, 2019 at 10:32 AM.

Lana Ferguson

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Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription